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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 10/26/2008 1:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		You should be able to replace the o-ring, check & see if it's broken or miss seated. You can remove it & reinstall with a little grease that might help.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/1/2008 5:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		Can anybody tell me a good way 2 waterproof my tornado?.....any ideas and pics would be great?...one person in another thread told me 2 put the whole thing in a ziplock...but of course that made no sense 2 me at all!!!

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/3/2008 1:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		Just how waterproof do you want it? you can easily achieve splashproof / snowproof but running underwater isn't really achievable.

You can remove the servo and put a balloon around them. It's a little bit of work but it's not hard once you get the hang of it. FIRSTLY smooth off all the sharp edges of the servo mounts so they don't tear the balloon. THe cable should come out the balloon neck, and then ziptie it real good. Pierce the balloon with a pin through where the servo shaft is and push the balloon down around it. Slop a tiny bit of grease there and put the servo horn back on. Putting an o-ring there (if it fits) or a teflon washer is probably a good idea just so the horn doesn't rub against the balloon and tear it. If you split the balloon when you remount the servo, then just slop some superglue on there.

Do the same with the receiver and batteries. Seal the bottom of the housing where the cables leave. The box housing the battery and receiver is pretty splashproof as it is, so you don't need to go all-out with waterproofing here.

Nitro will eat at balloons after a few weeks, so you'll need to refresh the balloons occasionally so keep an eye on their condition.

Put some tape across underneath where the transmission gears are exposed, just to keep too much splash from coming up under there.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/3/2008 2:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		yea i just wanted a lil insurance for when the snow hits the ground...thanks for all the details....i'm gonna get started on it 2nite!!!

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/6/2008 1:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		Any one have a suggestion on how to adjust the breaks can not get it right on my tornado

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/6/2008 2:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		you can use plastic dip or rubber spray to waterproof servos too. just be sure to tape off the part that moves..lol balloons do work great for the receiver and batteries. never seen one on a servo..

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/7/2008 12:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		hey guys, i just fixed my car after 3 months of being lazy...ok i put on a new 2 speed transmission on my bb and now the front wheels wont brake, and the car does almost nothing but spin tires and gets no power to the ground....help me plzzzz. life without rc cars for 3 months is tough crap.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/7/2008 1:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		you probably have a loose grub screw. pull the 2 speed back out and make sure they are tight with blue lock tite. and make sure the ones coming off the diffs are tight too

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/8/2008 7:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well It's done, The 3.3 dropped in with no problems the jato shocks made a huge improvment I even went with an 18t cb witch didn't hurt the bottom end much at all. Thanks for the help with the exhaust manifold Hibityhupla. Now my son thinks he can keep up w/ my jato

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/9/2008 3:21 AM   
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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/10/2008 1:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		the motor dropped right in, i have 2.5R brand new laying around and was thinking about dropping it in my tornado bb, would it be a direct fit. I was looking and it did not seem like would lign up with the trans. did you have to do any mods, and did you use the stock 3.3 clutch with a diffent clutch bell. any help would be appreciated.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/10/2008 1:37 AM   
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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/10/2008 3:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		the redcat clutch and bell fit the 3.3 flywheel fine. when i used the 2 speed i think i had to use a dremel on the chassis where it mounted(the bell was too close and 2nd gear on the bell rubbed first gear on the tranny). I think i only grinded away 1/8". Make sure you have a screw to hold the engine to the chassis with a big head on it if you grind away some of it so the engine wont move around.


anyways guys i sold or ruined all my redcat/himoto cars. I'll probably be off this page for a while...If you need something let me know...I might get another tornado when then finally release the metal tranny...

Have fun and good luck guys!

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/10/2008 4:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		cool sounds good I will give a try.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/10/2008 10:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		id love to find a bigger engine for my tornado bb anyone have any ideas where i could find one pretty cheap

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/11/2008 9:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		would this bumper fit the tornado
http://cgi.ebay.com/Integy-Savage-X-XL-25-Purple-Aluminum-HD-Front-Bumper_W0QQitemZ200267102737QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRadio_Control_Parts_Accessories?hash=item200267102737&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
also i need a new purple chassis and screw set for the tornado does nay one know where to get one?
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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/11/2008 10:40 PM   
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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/12/2008 2:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have a tornado and bought an O.S. .18 CV-R engine (the one with the short shaft). Can anyone help me with what size clutchbell/spur gear to put on it? I put large tires on the buggy so I need lower gearing for it. This is the engine I got. CV-R . I tried putting a hpi clutbell but it doesn't reach up to the stock spur gear in the buggy.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/13/2008 3:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		I am having the same problem with the trx 2.5r, just not sure if I have to do some chasis mods or not.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/13/2008 7:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		^^ what's the exact problem you two? is the clutch gear not wide enough i.e. use a bigger clutch gear, or is it not long enough i.e. turn the transmission around backwards to move the spur along its axis (obviously not that simple, the two speed won't run properly backwards) - speaking of which, what transmission are you each using?

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/13/2008 11:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		It seems that shaft is not long enough for a direct fit, I'am using the hpi clutch bell and it is a two speed, I was wondering if the only way to make it fit would be to modify the chasis, or is there an easy way.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/14/2008 2:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		On mine, the shaft of the engine isnt long enough to reach the spur gear. I have the single speed transmission (tornado xl/shockwave)

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/14/2008 5:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		Making up some new engine mounts might work - Or perhaps drilling and tapping some new holes in the existing mounts. Or turning them around? I dunno I've not looked at the engine mounts very closely. Have you tried the original Redcat clutch bell to see if that fits?

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/14/2008 6:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		Can you reassemble the single-speed transmission? I've only got the manual to go on, but it looks like you could turn the spur around and slide it on from the other direction. The e-clip holding it in place would then be useless, so you just use a spacer of some sort on the other side of the spur to hold it against the pin.

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RE: Redcat Racing Tornado Thread - 11/14/2008 8:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		How many teeth is the single-speed spur? You could probably fit the 47T spur or 49T spur from the Savage (not the Savage X, note!) without too much drama - that's an 'offset' spur unlike the symmetrical Redcat one so the teeth will be at the back of the transmission case, instead of the center. You can see the shape of the spur in the two links - one shows the 'back' and one shows the front but they are both the same basic shape.

The higher tooth count on the 49T will help with your big tires - and 49T is about as big as you'll fit in the Redcat transmission casing. I'll give you some hints how to mount it if you want to go this path.

(Disclaimer: I have a 49T Savage X spur (different shape from the above spurs) set up as a 1-speed using a custom slipper arrangement in my 2-speed housing, but i used the HPI MT2 shaft to pull it off.)

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